Season 1, Episode 1 Pilot Episode

First Aired: October 2, 2001

Bob has writer's block. The cause: his wife, Janet (Jennifer Aspen), left him. The good news is that Janet's back. But she tells him she's celibate, and that isn't so good. Meanwhile, life at Bob's office becomes chaotic when his business partner, Landau (Robert Klein), hires a new assistant (Chandra Wilson) who has lost the use of her legs and hasn't gotten used to being in a wheelchair. John Tesh guest stars as himself.

Premise: `Seinfeld' alum Jason Alexander starred in this sitcom about `America's No. 3 self-help guru.' Bob Patterson couldn't help himself (that's the the show's central irony), and Jason Alexander didn't help his career with this dud. Chalk it up to `the Seinfeld… (more)